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Order Number	00104954
Title	Mayor Villaraigosa at "Not a Cornfield"
Photographer	Leonard, Gary.
Collection ID	Gary Leonard Collection Los Angeles Photographers Collection
Location/Accession	GPC_b44_f3_i26
Date	2005
Physical Description	1 photographic print:color ;13 x 18 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Description	Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa addressed members of the media as well as a large group gathered for the project, "Not a Cornfield". Known originally as Southern Pacific's Cornfield Yard as well as Chinatown Yard property, this 32-acre parcel of land was turned into a temporary public art project. Lauren Annenberg Bon, Annenberg Foundation Trustee and heiress, turned the industrial brownfield into a cornfield for one agricultural cycle at the cost of $3 million dollars; the multi-billion dollar Philadelphia-based Annenberg foundation provided the funds for this project. In 2006, this field located just north of Chinatown and within half a mile from El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument, became known as Los Angeles State Historic Park. The City of Los Angeles dedicated it as Cultural Monument #82 for its role as the Southern Pacific's River Station railroad yard. Several dignitaries can be seen standing on either side as well as behind the Mayor; Downtown L.A. is visible in the background. Photograph dated September 12, 2005.
Subject	Villaraigosa, Antonio,--1953- Garcetti, Eric,--1971- Reyes, Ed. LaBonge, Tom. Greuel, Wendy. Not a Cornfield (Project). City council members--California--Los Angeles. Press conferences--California--Los Angeles. Mayors--California--Los Angeles. Artists--United States. Podiums--California--Los Angeles. Corn--California--Los Angeles. Microphones. Public speaking--California--Los Angeles. Skyscrapers--California--Los Angeles. Office buildings--California--Los Angeles. Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.). Group portraits Portrait photographs Panoramic views Gary Leonard Collection photographs. Bon, Lauren.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Photographers Photo Collection